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Slipknot frontman Anders Colsefni has shared his new version of ‘Mate. Feed. Kill.

The real story begins long before you know it in Desert Road, a very smart, trippy chiller that plays with the conventions of survival horror and takes them in a wholly unexpected and, ultimately, really quite moving direction. Making her directorial debut, Shannon Triplett shows a sophisticated grasp of genre dynamics, with a bold use of space — a stretch of the Mojave Desert doubling for Death Valley — that proves more and more gripping as the film’s mysteries unfold. At which point, its boundaries begin to blur, slipping between horror and sci-fi in a way that recalls a hypnotic blend of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s The Endless and Herk Harvey’s Carnival of Souls.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and his fiancee Jenna Brandt are married!

UPDATED, with first results: As the first polls closed on Super Tuesday, Joe Biden and Donald Trump were projected to be the winners of Virginia’s Democratic and Republican primaries, on a night where he and Donald Trump are expected to solidify the chances of a November general election rematch.

The suspense this Super Tuesday may be in watching how all of the networks try to make the night suspenseful.

Caitlin Clark has made history!

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Selection Sunday, the official kick-off of March Madness, takes place on March 17, which means there’s more than a couple weeks left of conference play before the 68 teams battle it out during the highly anticipated NCAA tournament. College basketball broadcasts are spread out across many channels including ESPN, CBS Sports, TNT and FOX Sports.

Wake Forest‘s Demon Deacons’ took a 83-79 upset victory over the No. 8 Duke Blue Devils Saturday afternoon, but the big story came after the final buzzer.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have announced details of an extensive new North American tour to take place this summer.The tour will be titled ‘Can’t Let Go’, and will kick off on June 2 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and run for 30 dates, wrapping up in Vail, Colorado on September 1, with some more dates also expected to still be added. See below for full details.Tickets for the shows went on pre-sale today (February 14), with the general sale taking place at 10am local time on Friday (February 16) here.The duo last toured together in 2022, which itself was their first complete tour in 12 years.

Fox News has scheduled another town hall with former President Donald Trump, this time a pre-taped event February 20 in South Carolina and hosted by Laura Ingraham.

2024 Super Bowl starting quarterback Brock Purdy has had quite the story with his rise to becoming star QB of the San Francisco 49ers, but we’re taking a moment to highlight his dating life!

All eyes will be on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy during the NFC Championship Game today against the Detroit Lions.

While watching the NFC Championship Game today, you’ll probably be hearing San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle‘s name quite a bit!

Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg has announced his first show since being fired by the band late last year.Yesterday (January 24), Weinberg took to Instagram to announce that he will be back behind the drum kit with Infectious Grooves, a supergroup consisting of members of Suicidal Tendencies, Faith No More, and Metallica, for the band’s appearance at the Byron Bay, Australia festival, Bluesfest.A post shared by Jay Weinberg (@jayweinberg)“I’m honoured and thrilled to head to Australia with the legendary Infectious Grooves for a special performance at Bluesfest,” wrote Weinberg in the caption, before suggesting that he had other projects yet to be announced: “Stay tuned for more.” The poster depicted in the Instagram post states “Australian Tour ’24”, suggesting that Weinberg may be joining the band for a full-length tour of the country.Infectious Grooves is a funk metal supergroup consisting of vocallist Mike Muir and guitarist Dean Pleasants of Suicidal Tendencies and Rob Trujillo of Metallica. Weinberg will be filling in for original drummer, Brooks Wackerman of Avenged Sevenfold, who will supposedly be unavailable to play the Bluesfest date.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Former President Donald Trump has won the New Hampshire primary, according to the Associated Press, as he continues to cruise toward his third nomination to lead the Republican Party in the coming election. The AP called the race immediately once all polls were closed at 8 p.m. local time.

The morning before the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary, the atmosphere at the media center of gravity in Manchester was busy but hardly frenetic — muted may be more like it.

Saturday Night Live has poked fun at Donald Trump‘s recent comments suggesting sick voters should still go and vote for him even if they die afterwards.The former president is currently running for the Republican Party nomination to be U.S. president, last week winning the Iowa caucuses.However, ahead of the vote amid freezing temperatures, Trump controversially suggested voters should head to the polls no matter what, telling a campaign event: “If you’re sick as a dog, you say, ‘Darling…,’ even if you vote and then pass away, it’s worth it. If you’re sick, if you’re just so sick, you can’t, ‘Darling, I don’t think…,’ get up.”During last weekend’s (January 20) episode of SNL, Trump impersonator James Austin Johnson took part in a Cold Open as Trump as the politician appears outside of court amid his ongoing legal troubles.After boasting about his Iowa win, Johnson’s Trump says: “My people love me.

The Last Dinner Party have announced a tour across North America for 2024.The UK baroque-pop band will be heading across the pond in March, April, July and August in support of their debut album ‘Prelude To Ecstasy‘, which is out February 2.The group will begin the 20-date stint at Lunario in Mexico City on March 19, making stops in Boston, New York, Toronto, Portland, San Francisco and more, before they wrap up at The Complex in Salt Lake City on August 7. Miss Grit will also perform as support across select dates.Pre-sale starts Tuesday (January 23) at 10am ET, ahead of general sale Friday (January 26) at 10am ET from here.A post shared by THE LAST DINNER PARTY (@thelastdinnerparty)“North America Dinner Guests!!! We are thrilled to unveil that we will be gracing your beauteous towns and charming cities from March, with support from @miss_grit,” the band shared on Instagram.“Chime the bells, flare the beacons, and signal the alarms to secure thy tickets swiftly!”MARCH19 – Mexico City, MX, Lunario21 – Austin, TX, Scoot Inn22 – Dallas, TX, The Studio at The Factory 24 – Boston, MA, Royale Boston*26 – New York, NY, Webster Hall*27 – Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Steel* 29 – Montreal, QC, Le Studio TD*30 – Toronto, ON, The Concert Hall*31 – Detroit, MI, The Majestic Theatre*APRIL2 – Columbus, OH, Newport Music Hall*4 – Minneapolis, MN, First Avenue*5 – Milwaukee, WI, Turner Hall Ballroom*9 – Portland, OR, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom*10 – Vancouver, BC, Hollywood Theatre*11 – Seattle, WA, The Showbox*14 – Phoenix, AZ, Crescent Ballroom*16 – San Francisco, CA, Bimbo’s 365 Club*JULY 31 – Kansas City, MO at The TrumanAUGUST2 – St. Charles, IA, Hinterland Festival6 – Englewood, CO, Gothic Theatre7 – Salt Lake City, UT, The Complex*with

Many other Republican candidates have suspending their campaigns this cycle, but Florida Governor Ron DeSantis‘ exit inspired some pretty biting and snarky reactions today, coming from other politicos and some celebrities.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, ending a faltering bid where he tried to cast himself as a Trump-like candidate in a race where so much of the Republican base ended up preferring the real thing.

While watching the NFL playoffs this evening, you’ll probably hearing San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle‘s name quite a bit! You might also be wondering about his love life…. well, he’s married to the lovely Claire!

The San Francisco 49ers are Super Bowl favorites, and their quarterback Brock Purdy, has played a stellar season.

Vampire Weekend, Hozier and Noah Kahan will be topping the bill at the US’ Hinterland Festival in Iowa later this year.The festival will be returning to the Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater in St. Charles, Iowa from August 2-4 and also features acts such as Chappell Roan, The Japanese House and Blondshell.Also set to perform are Orville Peck, Palehound, Katy Kirby, Lizzy McAlpine, Mt.

Legacy media has called Donald Trump’s win in the Iowa Caucus a “landslide victory” and a “historic win.” Theoretically both statements are true: Trump did beat his two closest opponents, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Trump’s own former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley by nearly 30 points. And the win was historic in the sense that no other failed president has chosen to run again after being voted out of office.

As former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley took the stage at CNN‘s town hall in New Hampshire, her chief rival in the state’s primary took to another interview on Fox News.

A proposed bill in Iowa seeks to prosecute people accused of providing “obscene material” to minors could potentially be weaponized against book lenders throughout the state.Depending on one’s own biases, and how broadly the law is interpreted by prosecutors, the proposed law might be used to force librarians and bookstore owners to serve prison time and register as sex offenders if they allow minors to access LGBTQ-themed books that have been deemed “obscene.”The bill amends an existing obscenity law with harsher penalties.Under the proposed revision, “any person, other than the parent or guardian of the minor, who knowingly disseminates or exhibits obscene material to minor, including the exhibition of scene material so that it can be observed by a minor on or off the premises where it is displayed” will be considered guilty of an “aggravated misdemeanor.”Previously, the dissemination of so-called “obscene material” was considered a “serious misdemeanor,” punishable by up to a year in prison and a fine of at least $430 but not more than $2,560. But an aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by up to two years in prison, and much larger fine, ranging from $855 to $8,540.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Just when last week’s ratings resurgence for the Golden Globes had us all feeling good, along comes the Emmy Awards — rescheduled from its usual September slot because of Hollywood strikes — to deliver an all-time audience low to shake our confidence in awards show all over again. Fox’s Monday, Jan.

Joe Biden‘s presidential campaign will try to steal some of the media attention on New Hampshire on Tuesday with a Northern Virginia rally focused on the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s repeal of Roe vs. Wade.

CNN has dropped plans to hold a Republican debate on Sunday, after former UN ambassador Nikki Haley said that she would only participate in the event if former President Donald Trump did. That left Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as the only candidate who had committed to participate.

Turnout for the Iowa caucuses was down, and so was viewership. Early numbers show that interest was down considerably from 2020 and, before that, from 2016, with about 4.67 million watching primetime coverage across Fox News, CNN and MSNBC.

Joe Biden hasn’t had anything to say so far about Donald Trump’s big win at the Iowa caucuses last night, but when it comes to Elton John, the man in the White House was ebullient this morning.

Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley is signaling that she won’t participate in the next two planned GOP debates unless Donald Trump does.

UPDATE: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will finish in a distant second place in the Iowa caucuses, networks projected.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Former president Donald Trump won the Iowa caucuses on Monday, according to projections from the Associated Press and other outlets. Trump was the heavy favorite heading into Monday’s vote, as he seeks to reclaim the White House. Florida Gov.

Networks are heavily promoting their night of Iowa caucus coverage, with reporters fanned out across the state and, throughout the day on Monday, anchors doing their best to stir up excitement in the waiting game before voting actually begins.

Have you heard it’s cold in Des Moines? The subzero temperatures are making Monday’s caucuses in Iowa the coldest on record, a running theme of coverage throughout the day and into this evening. It’s not trivial, as the frigid weather may very well impact turnout.